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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The plague reture sheet to-day reads

profit-producing machinery which the The Geokwar of Baroda bss invited a wonderful number of Morris dancers from Berkshire to go to Baroda and introduce the dances

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to the China Mail) Leicestershire v. Notts (at Laicestar)----

Toro, July 201 LONDON, July 25.

The Foreign Tinders Association A message from Berlin states that an win for Notts by an innings and four

has proposed to the Foreign Department officially inspired article now appearing rune in the newspapers is most bitter against

Warwickshire v. Gloucestershire (ata scherze as the basis for a reciprocs

seven wickets.

MORE WELSH RIOTING. SEALING AGREEMENT

TROOPS DISPERSE BIOTERS.

(Renter's Service to the China Mod.) London, July 26. There was rioting among the miners" Rhonda Valley list evening,

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describes as an inadmissible interfer oncowith negotiations of which he cannot cutta bar, who conducted the prosecution is. in the form of a threat which cannot Messrs Garth and Upton, of the Cal-know the nature, and state that theadvice in the Daces conspiracy case before the be tolerated. Sessions Judge, have returned to Calcutta,

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special through train of Pulinan cars for the benefit of divorce seckers was Tork needs is Reno within easy auto-

run from New York to Reno. What New

to be seen. In the purely agricultural districts one notices that a change has also come about. Thirty years ngo agriculture was looked upon as being on its last legs; furus log derelict in all directious, for the price of wheat had steadily fallen and foreign countries were cutting out the home-grown beef and mutton, poultry, butter and eys To-day we are witnessing an agricultural mobiling revival, thanks to the agricultural | Times. schools and colleges which have been fostered by every County Council New methods have been applied and a new class of farmer has appeared (on the land. The latest scientific and practical theories are at the command of the tiller of tho soil, and, unlike This forbears, he avails himself of them

distanco-Pittsburg Cantte-

The Bonnelly Troupe have returned to Hongkong after a most successful season in the North. They proceed to Macas for a few days when they will again appear at the Vistoria Theatre.

The following telegram was received from the Manila Observatory at 10.25 pm last night-Manila, July 25, 7.25 p.m.-

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LONDON, July 26.

RATIFIED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Afail. ) |

LONDON, July 26.

A Washington message says the Sein

There are rumours that the Morroccante has ratified the Scaling. Agreement. question is becoming scute.

THE GREAT FLYING

There is talk of a German mobilisation of 400,000 Reservista.

A

BRITISH CABINET MEETS. -

A special meeting of the Cabinet was held in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon to consider the Morocena question.

bara visited the Foreign Office.

The French and Austrian Ambassadors

Sir Edward Grey was received in

Mr Asquith and Mr Lloyd George.

OBICKET.

RACE.

| A NEGK-AND-NECK CONTEST.

As the result of stone-throwing, and baton charges several people ware injured.

The troops, have cleared the hillsides, and the rioters are dispersing.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail) DEATH OF GENERAL

LONDON, July 26.

POWER. M. Beaumont and M. Vedrines LoveRenter's Service to the China Huil completed the Edinburgh to Stirling and Glasgow to Carlisle atages in the grend aviation raco.

*

LONDON, July 26. The death has occurred of Sir Williaña Tyrone Power.

They are having a neck-and-neck race despite the fact that M. Vedrines last

Soto William Tyrone Power, his way after leaving Glasgow.

K.C.B, J.F., D.L. was formerly Com Mr Valentine, the English competitor, munder General-in-Chief of the British

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Stirling.

Everywhere enormous crowds have! assembled to watch the progress of the

race.

THE CIGARETTE HABIT.

DOSSILLY-On the 28th July, 1911, freely" and without prejudice. No Cyclone or typhoon W. of Balintang audience for an hour at Buckingham met with an accident attor leaving Army. He was 93 years of age. -ED. at Kingsclere. Hongkong, the wife of wonder, when we consider all these Cannol, moving N.E. or E.N.E.; Cyclone Palace, having previously conferred with DENIS E DESVELLY, of a daughter.

or typhoon E. of Naha, recurring north- things, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-castward. CHEQUER can speak of the "amazing

The now Church of St Joseph for the prosperity of the untion." Old Eng-Portuguese Mission at Singapore is being land is undoubtedly awake to-day, pushed rapidly to completion, and when prepared to battle for its right completed it will not only add to the archi

tectural beauty of the town but is position in the eye of the sun" and threatens to eclips all the other ecclesi-

astical buildings of Singapore. more than ever capable of saying to the world at large that in all matters

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Randmann Opera Co.'s Performance in

City Hall.

The China Mail

A telegram has been received in Shang-

THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, July 26. Hobbs and Strudwick bare accepted

BRISTOL REACHED.

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(Wah Yat Taz Po's Service.).

PELINO, July 25.

LATT. M. Beaumont and M. Vedrines have arrived at Bristol.

H. E. Princes Tesi Heux and Tsai To, The race is most exciting. Vedrines Duke Chak and Yin Chung, the as 20 minutes behind Beaumont, litary Minister, ars convezing a

HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, JOur 28, 1911. of commerce and industry it is re-hai fremt thu Associated Chambers of Com-the invitation of the M.C.C. to play "for having landed by mistake at the balt-Cigarette Suppression Society.

LATER.

solved upon securing a fair field and more of the Pacific coast to the effect|England in Australia. AN AWAKENED NATION.

will ask for no favours from any that the Chinese engaged in shaping up th man. Of course, there are exceptions, both Chinese and American capital are English tom.

new bank in which it, is hoped to enlist Douglas has accepted his place in the that is the rule of life, but, taken trourly recommended to wait until next. THERE is no doubt to-day that the

in the mass, England has regained year.

[Note-The acceptances to date are: self-complacency of the average her moral balance, has reburnished

Foster, Kinneir, Irentonger. Barnes, Hobbs, Strudwick and Douglas.-ED. Englishman, a trait of national her weapons, and is once more in though the Chinese Minister, H.E. Chang character which had become very much accentuated during the closing the van of progress. If only she has been out of touch with the situation in decades of the Victorian era, was

could devise some means of arranging Mexico regarding the killing of Chinese as the perennial disputes which arise Torreen recently, it is understood that

A Washington dispatch says thai at. | C.M.).

very rudely shaken by the Boer war. between capital and labour by a lege moderation will characterize the claims for

caused by the revolution.

THE RECIPROCITY QUESTION.

The display of virulent dislike shown

indemnity. The Chinese are disposed to be | CANADIAN PREMIER'S BELIEF. costly, exasperating and illogical reasonable, and will be satisfied to have by the German newspapers-reflect- method than that of strikes, the pro- their claims placed on an equal footing

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) ing the opinion of a large majority of

LONDON, July 25.. their readers-came

spect lying before her would be with other foreign claims before the com

In the House of Commons at Ottawa a grest! ay surprise to the typical John Bull, Given a real working solution of that

considerably brighter than it is mission to be appointed to adjust damages

Sir Würid Laurier announced that while and served to add to the extreme grave problem, then she could tackle

England ordered the preparations for a The torpedo bost Soridderen, built for general election on the reciprocity mental discomfort which the disasters the next pressing question, that of the Royal Danish Government by Mosquestion, he was confident that the of the opening chapters of the war the unemployables, the flotsam and Yarrow and Co., Glasgow, in her official verdict would be in favour of the bad occasioned. But even more jetsam produced to abundantly by full speed trial on Saturday 24th June

agreement. disconcerting to his pride and self-aur present industrial and social mile at the mouth of the Clyde.

on the Skelmaria deep water measured The esteem was the stendy advance which. schemes of life.

contract speed of 17 knots was casily. attained dixing a three hours' continuona

he soon afterwards was to learn that the German Empire was making in the fields of commerce and industry, an advance not clearly perceived in all its gravity until what we may call

NEWS OF THE DAY.

24th and 20th June were

The English and French Mails of the delivored in London on the 25th July.

The silk ox O. S. E s.e. Seattle Mark the Dreadnought era had set in. In which left Hongkong on the 13th ultimo this matter the Englishman was we delivered in New York on the 20th touched in a tender spot. He had so inst. long ruled the roost that he had grown careless and neglectful. What

CARRIAGES. had been good enough for his fathers

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was good enough for him, and thus lie gradually handicapped himself (though quite unconsciously) in the great competition of the world's

Detective Sergeant Timothy Murphy siezed 50 bags of saltpatre and sulphur on

junk which was leaving the harbour.

H.M.S. Moorhen arrived at Wachow yesterday after completing a successful trip to Nanning and Lung Chow.

Twelva gamblers were prosecuted before Mr F. A. Hazciand, at the Magistracy this morning. by Inspector

ENTIRELY NEW STOCK market places. Not but that he had plenty of warnings: the advice of the men who saw a little bit further reminder $2 each.

IN

Wicker and Coloured Upholstery Furnishing

field than their fellows fell, however,

on deaf ears.

Kerr. Two were fined $25 each and the

THE TURKISH BLAZE,

FOREIGN BLUEJACKETS

HELP.

trial, with the vessel carrying a load of 50 tons. The trial was under the supervision of Sub-director Adolph and Commander Wenck, representing the Danish Navy. The Soridderon is 181 feet 9 inches long by 18 feet beam," and is propelled by twin (Reuter's Service to the China Muil.) screws driven by turbines of the Brown. Curtis type, constructed by Mosers Yarrow. Steam is supplied by two Yarrow water- tube hoilers of the latest type.

- SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lieut. The Hon. P. G. Scarlett, 2nd Ba. The Buffs, has rejoined the Station at Singapore on completion of Course at School of Muskotry, Satara, India. »

LONDON, July 25.

A Constantinople message says that bluejackets of the English, German French and Italian guardships worked with pumps daring the great fire, and

and in the work of resepa. were most active in fighting the flames

The Balata quarter, the population of which is mostly Jewish, has been destroyed.

PERSIAN UNREST.

Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, of Misa: The wedding has taken place at St.

Elizabeth Barkies and Mr John J. Carapist. bath members of old and well-known Singapore families. The bride is a daugh- ter of Mr A. M. Sarkice, and the groom (Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) the only son of Mr and Mrs J. Carapict.

The announcement was made some time According to the Board of Trade go that a series of Bible lectures would be Gradually the country roturns the consumption of China tez in geven in Hongkong during the last week of become choked from end to end the United Kingdom for the first six August, by Rev. W. W. White, D. D., of with industrial plants which had months, of 1911 has been 7,000,000lb., a

New York. Yesterday the committee having become quite out of date and what compared with 5,000,000, 16. in the car. this matter in charge received a telegram

responding period of 1310. was typical of one class of national

life was, alus, typical of most others. Then the shock of a better

So far from Mesare Whitenway, Laidlaw and Co. absadening the idea of

from Dr. White stating that will be užsble to come to Hongkong.

Many people in the Far East will learn

opening a branch in Bangkok "because with regret of threath of Captain J. B.

chief officer of the Edendale

LONDON, July 25.

It is reported from Teheran that the Mejliss has vesed the removal of Premier Sipahder from the Cabinet, and that a number of reactionaries have been

arrested.

THE ARBITRATION DRA

SOUTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT.

Department.wakening, n, time of irresolution, they considered it hopeless to do business larrison Cavcoily two. Captain Harrison (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

VICTORIA THEATRE.

LONDON, July 25.

A message from Buenos Aires states

hesitancy and doubt, a time when the Englishman lost conceit in himself ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. and his system of doing things; at

time of self-depreciation, and, in some cases, of genuine humility. The phase passed, of course, for the swing of

Sir Henry Wood, the well-kżowa musical the pendulum had been a little too

conductor, was watried on June 19, at ecute, and to-day we find a state

Aa armed robbery has been committed Hampstead, to Miss Greatrax, a lady with of affairs vastly different to that It appears that seven men came alongside enterprisen. Sir Henry's first wife,

or board a junk near Wagian Lighthouse, whom he has been associated in musical which prevailed when KING GEORGE, in a small boat and boarded the junk. popular, soprano, died in 1909, and before then Prince of Wales, made his One man was armed with a revolver and the her marrings in 1898 was Princess Olga historic speech in the Guildhall, thatod to make the master tell them where the honour of knighthood early this your

others with choppers. They endeavour. Urusoff of Fadolia. Sir Henry received His Holiness the Pope is suffering Irom a severe cold, and boa suspended speech which concluded with the he kept his money but as ho id be had

audiences.

revolver bit bizi over the head with the recently sailed for home. With tho dán

on a cash basis" in that city, the Company expired while the resnel was on a voyage Accured promises in Bangkok on the from Saizarang to Singapore and was buried open the new branch during August. main thoroughfare and a representativo is

st sea. Tho doceased was a typical old wit No difficulty is anticipated in the matter of

and hil been sailing in Southern waters that the Argentine Republic and for about forty years.

Venezuela bave signed an arbitration cash payments and the Company look for

treaty. the development of a prosperous business in Bangkok.

DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

7.35 .. to 8.45 P.M. AND

9.15 .. to 11.15 F.M.

THE FINEST 2nd COOLEST HALL in the COLONY.

LONDON'S NEW AND COMPLETE

Coronation Pictures

Showing Illuminations and Investiture

ARH. THE PRINCE OF WALER:"

The Great Star FRANK MELROSE,

the words, "Wake up, England!" no money but only fish the man with the Mr and Mrs Charles Dunlop of Slogapore Anyone who has the privilege butt end while the others best hire on the partues of the former, Singapore loss Its to-day of travelling through England hack with their choppers, Eventually the longest-catablished European resident, Mi in the capacity of a visitor from robbers decamped, with money and cloth. Iranion having arrived in the Colony mors

ing value #42.

Overseas our testify to a wonderful

THE POPE'S HEALTH.

AUDIENCES SUSPENDED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, July 25.

·NEEDED RAIN.

ENGLISH DROUGHT ENDED. than half a Cinturyngo, it was on a callow change in the aspect of things

GIVE IT A TRIAL...

youth of thereon, from Glawyer, that bo (Houter's Bervice to the China Maik) HAMBERLA N'B Colic, Cholers a to just the arm of Meclains, Fla.er Co. arrived in bongo by the Pand) mas generally from what he remembers a} {

ISADO, July 25, Diar hos Remedy has relieved more

Rain fell yesterday evening, ending a few years ago. Industrial planta pain and suffering, and saved more live In 1864 he was made a partner, and inter twenty-four days drought in the South have been brought up to date, by Chamists and Stacekeepers,

than any other medicine in use. Far mala | da, was for several yours with tas Arms of

Powell and Co,"

of England.

mile aerodrome, thus losing another bear.

The British competitors Valentine and Hamel arrived respectively t Glasgow and Edinburgh last evening.

THE HOME TURF.

THE STEWARDS' CUP.

A Change of Jockeys.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, July 24.

Prince San is to be ridden by Fox, Levanger by O'Neill, Bobbins II by Robbins, Great Surprise by Ringstead, Romney by Sharpe. Mount Felix by Haxley, and Quadi Halia by Stokės.

Saint Anton was scratched at 12.53 p.m. to-day.

Other probable starters are Uncle Pat, Spanish Prince and Bobbins II.

An Outsider Wins.

Loszos, July 95, "There was a good start. Barted led at the half distance from Mercutio, Runnymede and Great Surprise and won easily.

The result was --

Brasted ......

Great Surprise ........... Mercutio.

1.

2 3.

The betting was 25 to 1 against Brated, 10 to 1 against Great Surprise, 6 to 1 against Mercutio.

Nineteen ran.

CHINESE NAVAL

SCHOOLS.

(Wah Tea Yet Po'r Servics.)

PERINO, July 25. The Naval Board has decided to establish naval schools in Yinkow, [higher schools in Chausbon and

torpedo schools the China coast.

THE ASSAULT BY NEIGHBOURS.

The assault casa by neighbours at No. and o, Morton Termco, Causeway Bay, was continued before Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy this afternoon. Mr A. J. Waiters, Chief Engineer of the a.. Charles Hardouin, and Mrs Walters, summoned Theodore Braun, an overseer of the Sugar Refinery, There was a cross paramons against Complainant and his wife..

Mr Reader Harris appeared for Bruns Mr J. H. Gardiner for Walters.

Further evidence was given inat to that already reported.

EAW

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P. C. Clarke described what he ear of tho aflair and said that a rickshaw coolie came running towards him and P. C. 31. and they went to Moreton Terrace where

slight scuffle going amengst four or five persons. He was too far away to recognise anyone. Оп azival on the scene he found Braun with a cut on his left ear while Walters was nor by with a stick in his hand. Witness asked how he came by, the cut and

Waltera aid that he had struck Bravo with a stick which he gave to witness, who also picked up the dead chicken. Won by three quarters of a length, Cross-examised witness said that he did One length between second and third. not seo the blow. When he got there they' [Nor-The Stewards. Cop, run at Defendant seemed to be under the

were all standing still doing nothing. Goodwood yesterday, is a race over air influence of drink said witness in re- furlongs,

examination by Mr Gardiner, The rick Braxted, a bay colt by Forfarshire-shaw was lying on one side. Sillabub, is the property of Mr W. H.

The case was again adjourned. Brice, jun. He ran 10 times last year win-

ning

5 times. Great Surpriso is

chestnut colt by

Airdity or Fairiman out of Armorel and is

..

THE CIRCUS COMBINE. the property of Mr W. Dunno. He ran 6 times last year being-second & times but bined Circus and Hippodrome, and the

There was again a big crowd at the com winning once Sillabab, ran 6 timer last year winning

Mercutio, a bay horse by Forfarshire splendid programme rave great delight.

There will be an entire change of pro- twica,

gramme to-morrow night, when dne of the Previous winners from 1966 to 1000 greatest features of the evening will be s hare been, Rocketter, Romney, Elustond, graad hunting spectacle entitled "Tally Mediant Last year the result as Hol" This created a tremendous sensation Eolden Rod, Poor Boy and Lady Vista.

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